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Goddard Enterprises LimitedGL

Compliance & Risk Manager

Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL) is a publicly traded Barbadian conglomerate founded in 1921, operating over 50 companies across 23 countries in the Caribbean, North and Latin America through diverse business segments including automotive, catering, manufacturing, building supplies, and shipping.

Goddard Enterprises Limited

Employee count: 1001-5000

Grenada only

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We’re excited about the future, and we’d love you to be part of it. If you're passionate about shaping what comes next and making a meaningful impact, we’d be delighted to have you explore this role with us. We’re proud to offer a vibrant employee experience that fosters growth, collaboration, and opportunities across our diverse operations, creating an environment where you can thrive.

Join our team and let’s grow together!

Join our team and become a part of a continuously expanding and financially sound multinational conglomerate—Goddard Enterprises Limited (GEL). At Jonas Browne & Hubbard, a member of GEL, we are committed to our mission of being successful and responsible while satisfying our customers, employees, partners, and shareholders. Our dedicated teamshares our values of innovation, continuous improvement, andservice excellence. We believe in providing our employees with opportunities for growth and development, to help them reach their full potential, in an environment where everyone can thrive.

We are looking for an experienced and highly professional Compliance & Risk Manager to strengthen governance, risk management, and compliance across our diversified operations. This role provides independent assurance and advisory support to senior management and the Audit & Risk Committee, ensuring the organization operates in line with applicable laws, regulations, and best-practice governance standards.The successful candidate will play a key role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating strategic, operational, financial, regulatory, and reputational risks while fostering a strong culture of compliance, accountability, and ethical conduct.

THE ROLE:

The key responsibilitiesinclude:

  • Design, implement, and maintain an effective Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework aligned with recognized standards.

  • Identify, assess, and monitor key risks across business units, including the maintenance of risk registers, risk appetite statements, and key risk indicators.

  • Develop and oversee a comprehensive compliance framework, ensuring adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.

  • Plan and execute a risk-based internal audit programme, evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls, governance, and risk management processes.

  • Prepare clear, timely risk, compliance, and audit reports for senior management and the Audit & Risk Committee.

  • Provide independent advisory support on new initiatives, systems, process changes, and major projects.

  • Promote a strong risk and compliance culture through training, awareness programmes, and ongoing engagement with management and staff.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Law, Risk Management, or a related discipline.

  • Professional certification (CIA, CRMA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CISA, or equivalent) preferred or in progress.

  • Minimum of 5–8 years’ experience in internal audit, risk management, compliance, or governance roles.

  • Experience in diversified, multi-entity, or regulated environments is an asset.

  • Strong working knowledge of internal control frameworks, and IIA Standards.

  • Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with high levels of integrity and professional judgment.

BENEFITS:

An attractive remuneration and benefits package is being offered commensurate with the candidates’ experience. Our benefits package includes participation in the Group Life and Medical Insurance, opportunities for training & development. Through our Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) you have the opportunity to be a part-owner of GEL (where eligible)—let’s grow together!

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Bachelor degree

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5 years minimum

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About Goddard Enterprises Limited

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In 1921, Joseph Nathaniel Goddard formed a partnership with his son, Victor, to open a modest meat and grocery store on a side street in Bridgetown, Barbados. Neither could have foreseen that this small family business would evolve into a multinational conglomerate spanning 23 countries across the Americas. The company's journey began with a vision for service excellence, which quickly set them apart in the local retail sector. Just three years after opening, Mr. Goddard purchased the Ice House Building on Broad Street, establishing Bridgetown's first refrigerated meat store and bringing innovation to the local market.

Over the past century, Goddard Enterprises Limited has transformed through strategic diversification and entrepreneurial development. What started as a single supermarket expanded into department stores, hotels, and ultimately airline catering services. The company's key to success has been its ability to identify opportunities and acquire existing businesses across multiple sectors. Today, GEL operates over 50 companies across industries including automotive (authorized Nissan and Hyundai dealerships), manufacturing (market leaders like Purity Bakery), building supplies, shipping, financial services, and catering. From Canada in the north to Uruguay in the south, GEL has established itself as a publicly traded company listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange, maintaining a reputation for strength while continuously reinventing itself to adapt to economic trends and changing market conditions.

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